We asked Filipino advocates and action leaders from the LGBTQIA+ Community on what they are marching for this Pride Month #SulongVAKLASH! June 26, 1994 was a historic day for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Philippines. It was the time when members of the community came out of the shadows of...
Make your weekend colorful as "ASAP Natin 'To" celebrates Pride Month with your favorite Kapamilya idols this Sunday (June 27) on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, and TV5. A proudly Pinoy vocal session comes your way from your favorite OPM stars Ogie Alcasid, Erik Santos, Elaine Duran, Nina, Klarisse de...
By Firas Abboud PEACEFUL PROTEST Pride march at Luneta five years ago (Photo by JD Semilla) Last year, I wrote about how coming out is a personal process, a process one should go through without pressure from anyone and anything. Easier said than done, of course, but it’s how it should be. After...
Celebrate and discuss the importance of diversity in the Philippines with this campaign that allows the LGBTQIA+ heroes’ voices to be heard RAINBOW LIGHTS In Munich, the Allianz Arena stadium was lit in the colors of the Pride flag January, earlier this year. (Photo by Alexandra Beier for Getty)...
Other than Asexual, A in the acronym stands for Ally, and that you should be, whether at home, in the community, or in the workplace PRIDE PARADE TIP employees who are member of the LGBTQIA+ community joins the pride March pre-pandemic You’ve may have heard or read of the term LGBTQIA+ or...
The category is Filipino fierceness! The Philippines' House of Mizrahi and Haus of Manza Imagine a scene where people are dressed flamboyantly, there is endless dancing, houses battling other houses, with touches of passion, love, and art on the side. As Shakespearean as that may sound, what we are...
Food For The Gays Cafe's co-owner Nariese Giangan on queer-friendly spaces and rainbow capitalism Food For The Gays Cafe Apart from the annual colorful march and the stories media outlets have been releasing, you'll know that it is Pride season when brands are putting out their best rainbow-tinted...
For gender equality, diversity, and inclusivity Remembering the uprising at the Stonewall Inn in 1969, the façade show is the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ (CCP) way of recognizing and honoring the contributions made by the LGBTQIA+ community to social development throughout history. CCP...
LGBTQIA+ representation in pop culture is making it easy to be gender-nonconformist. Or is it? PRIDE LOVE June is about to end, but the discourse on the topic of LGBTQIA+ community never stops. This week’s Philippine Panorama goes into the heart of the matter (Cover design by Jules Vivas)...
A young trans woman pens a letter about her love for beauty contests and her dream of joining them Should they compete or should they not? By Aldy Cadupay I started watching beauty pageants in 2003. At the age of five, I could never forget how mesmerizing it felt to see powerful women gathered on...
There is no denying that Filipinos comics are at par with international works. Starting out during the 1920s, the local comics have spun numerous artists such as Mars Ravelo, Tony Velasquez, and Nestor Redondo, among others. It has inspired cinematic works with the film adaptation of titles like...
Reconstructing pride in 'Breaking Fast' Mo and Kal go out on a date Queerness is everywhere. Since June is pride month, we got to see a different perspective from the Arab Film and Media Institute when they brought the cast and crew of “ Breaking Fast” to talk about the “Gay-rab”...
